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Training the next generation

MUSC student Thomas Blouin received a prestigious NCI fellowship to study how a chemical that doesn't seem to change DNA still causes cancer.

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New study aims to help people quit vaping

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Smoking cessation experts are starting to see more people who want help to quit vaping – but there are no FDA-approved medications to help in vaping cessation.

Benjamin Toll, Ph.D., is collaborating with Lisa Fucito, Ph.D., at Yale New Haven Health on a new study to test whether varenicline, a well-known medication for smoking cessation, could also help people to quit vaping.

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HPV public health researcher Kalyani "Kelly" Sonawane

HPV-Cancer Connection

Many people remain unaware that HPV can cause six types of cancer – and that can affect whether people choose to vaccinate.

HPV cancers public health researcher Dr. Trisha Amboree poses at Hollings Cancer Center

Cervical Cancer Screening

Counties with historically lower rates of screening for cervical cancer have higher rates of late-stage diagnosis and death.

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Living Fiercely

MUSC Wellness Center program helps gynecologic cancer patients to restore quality of life by addressing physical and cognitive side effects of treatment.

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Using AI to Improve Care

Details in medical record notes are often critical to proper care. AI can help highlight those notes as patients move among doctors in different specialties.

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Certified Nurses

A Hollings nurse is part of a national group that developed guidelines for a new certification for radiation oncology nurses.

Stressing T-cells

Hollings researcher Dr. Shikhar Mehrotra received two NCI grants to improve T-cells functioning against cancer.

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Leukemia Research

A Hollings researcher led a group that developed an immunotherapy to target leukemia stem cells; they hope to move to clinical trials soon.

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St. Baldrick's Fellowship

An undergrad is spending her summer studying pediatric sarcoma in the lab of Dr. Casey Langdon, thanks to a grant from the St. Baldrick's Foundation.

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Riding for his Father

Brent Tabor rides in LOWVELO to find cures for other families.

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“ Obviously, I’m at high risk for certain cancers, but I would rather be proactive and do the screenings. That way, if I do get cancer, I’m going to find out early rather than find out when I’m sick. ”

Carson Thomas, Hereditary Cancer Clinic patient
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There are 18 million cancer survivors in the U.S., including almost 300,000 in South Carolina.

Danielle Lee is one of those survivors – twice over! She has survived both leukemia and triple negative breast cancer.

Life is different after cancer, she says, but it’s good to be here with her family. She shared her story in honor of National Cancer Survivor Month.

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